Spread of #Puumala #Hantavirus to New Areas in a Large #Croatian #Outbreak of #HFRS, 2021. Vector Borne Zoo Dis.: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/vbz.2024.0032
2021 HFRS outbreak was likely fueled by an abundant #rodent #population & virus #transmission in rodent hosts. Human activity, environmental factors, and ensuing animal–human interactions have spread hantavirus infection from #Croatia’s mountainous region to a previously nonendemic coastal area with a Mediterranean climate.